Esim Android note 20

[regboz]

I have an Esim phone which seems to have come from the US. America have not initialised this technology so the Esim manager is greyed out. There is no facility for a physical Sim. Does anyone know a way round this please

[SansVarnic]

8 minutes ago, regboz said:

Does anyone know a way round this please

So, are you asking how to access the ESim manager? 

Or how to initialize the device without a carrier?

[regboz]

1 minute ago, SansVarnic said:

So, are you asking how to access the ESim manager? 

Or how to initialize the device without a carrier?

I am asking how to initialise the ESim manager, it is there and I know the method to normally do it but it isn’t active, it would be in most countries except the US. I’m in the UK

[SansVarnic]

5 minutes ago, regboz said:

I am asking how to initialise the ESim manager, it is there and I know the method to normally do it but it isn’t active, it would be in most countries except the US. I’m in the UK

Honestly, my best suggestion is to seek the help of your carrier to initialize as that is my understanding of how the eSIM works.

Outside this maybe another member has a suggestion.

[regboz]

Hope so, as the device isn’t bought through a carrier they can’t help. To be honest I don’t think they know anyway, also the US ESim ‘block’ was to keep the main carriers happy. For some reason they saw (and many still do) see it as a threat. It will have to be accepted eventually. The fact that European devices of the same model have it is slightly galling.

[regboz]

Thought I would answer my own question, it may help anybody with similar problems 

https://piunikaweb.com/2021/01/29/will-one-ui-3-0-android-11-update-enable-esim-support-on-samsung-galaxy-devices-in-u-s/  or at least enlighten them.

[Dr0idGh0sT]

You can most likely flash EU rom and it'll solve problem, It isn't easy to debrand samsung phones nowadays but it's not impossible

[regboz]

It’s been mentioned that changing the CSC code could enable the eSim manager. Altering the country of origin could fool the phone, any idea? 
 

A link which, if experiencing this problem, should understand why. So far it’s ‘out of our hands’

https://www.androidcentral.com/does-galaxy-s20-support-esim.

Personally I will persevere

Edited April 10, 2021 by regboz
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